Tag: France

Launching pop-up headquarters in Paris: the Vayable experiment

If you’re a peer-to-peer platform designed to help travelers connect with local insiders, should you get out of the Bay and see the world ? Most definitely yes, according to Vayable! The San Francisco startup has decided to relocate its headquarters to Paris for a month. Vayable founding team is now being hosted at Mutinerie,…  Read more

TechCrunch: Cookening launches to connect travellers and locals over a meal

“Launching today is Cookening, a new French startup co-founded by Cédric Giorgi (previously co-editor of TechCrunch France) that combines elements of both Airbnb and Housebites. Starting with France first, a country known for its gastronomy, it enables locals to be matched with foreigners — tourists in particular — so they can invite them into their homes…  Read more

Shareable: Mais Oui, We Share

“During the most impressive panel of the conference (that I saw), four whipsmart women talked about the intersection of the collaborative economy with government: Molly Turner, Director of Public Policy for Airbnb, April Rinne of Collaborative Lab, Helen Goulden from Nesta, and Anne-Laure Brun Buisson from Sharelex. They recommended a collaborative, non-oppositional relationship with policymakers…  Read more

KissKissBankBank helps fund creative and innovative projects in France

Kiditroc is a French online exchange for children’s clothes

La Ruche (The Hive) is a Paris based coworking space that houses over a hundred people developing businesses in response to social change

Buzzcar is a french P2P car-sharing network

p2p car-sharing platform Buzzcar